Moshi's Zefyr MacBook cooler is way hot

If you haven't faced MacBook Air overheating issues, you're clearly in the minority, and regular ol' MacBook users have been faced with plenty burnination of their own. While there are plenty of laptop coolers out there, none have been so specifically designed to address these two perennial overheaters as Moshi's Zefyr. The aluminum heatsink setup has an "ultra-silent" USB-powered fan and is quite minimal, just concentrating on the MacBooks' problem spots up top. Even better for Air users: you won't be monopolizing your lone USB plug to work it. Zefyr is available now for $75 in silver or black.

[Via Laptop Logic]

[(Unverified) Posted May 10th 2008 5:04PM]

Wouldn't the fact you're using power from the USB port make the power supply work harder because it has to supply power to the fan which is trying to cool the laptop of excess heat which is being generated by the power supply (and heat from the CPU which is power by the PSU) ?

You see them for Xbox360 consoles too, USB powered fans. Is it only me or does this make no sense at all?

[(Unverified) Posted May 10th 2008 5:40PM]

It's only you...a fan uses a tiny amount of power, but can move a large amount of heat.

Those 360 coolers can make things worse, but just because they're poorly designed. Still, an AC powered table fan blowing over the console would probably make a lot more sense, especially since it's not portable like a laptop.

I'd never buy a laptop that had to be cooled with such a cumbersome external device, though. I thought Apple was supposed to be good at designing stuff?

[MrAffrox Posted May 10th 2008 9:00PM]

this'll make the air even more tapered

[Starholdest Posted May 10th 2008 10:31PM]

I love how they made it so it doesn't even take up a USB plug. Great product!

[(Unverified) Posted May 10th 2008 11:41PM]

Then again, my Toshiba M700 doesn't even get warm - without any cooling pad.. and it's 2.4GHz...

So much for superiour design. :)

[(Unverified) Posted May 10th 2008 11:48PM]

Props for the Trogdor reference

[ZeroCorpse Posted May 11th 2008 12:29AM]

My MacBook runs pretty cool, even when playing games in Boot Camp or watching movies all night. I don't see a need for a $75 cooling accessory.

[(Unverified) Posted May 11th 2008 12:52AM]

Oh, my uncool Dell with discreet graphics can run at 100% for hours on end and is able to cool itself.

But I feel a lot cooler than the person who has to strap this piece of cr*p on their computer to operate it.

[Kizorblade Posted May 11th 2008 1:26AM]

Ahhh, very subtle (Well, not really) pun in there. Intended or not?

[Delogic Posted May 11th 2008 6:29AM]

I hope people can see on the picture that is doesn't take up a single USB-port. It simply extends one.

Engadget and you all 0 - me 1.

[PhoenixFox Posted May 11th 2008 10:17AM]

"Even better for Air users: you won't be monopolizing your lone USB plug to work it"

That's in reference to the passthrough port.

[TechCF Posted May 11th 2008 9:51AM]

My blackbook 2.2 rarely gets hot. Fan only spins up when gaming or doing ichat video conversations. Dual virtual machines and photoshop etc works great.

[(Unverified) Posted May 23rd 2008 4:09AM]

Sorry but this Moshi's Zefyr MacBook cooler is also for 17" inches macbook's or only until 15" ?